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RNS Number : 6832G

Hikma Pharmaceuticals Plc

24 November 2015

Notification of major interests in shares

LONDON, 24 November 2015 - Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC ("Hikma") (LSE: HIK) (DIFX: HIK), the fast growing multinational pharmaceuticals group, announces as follows:

 
 1   Identity of the issuer or the underlying   Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC 
      issuer of existing shares to which the 
      voting rights are attached 
 
 
 2   Reason for the notification 
     An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                Yes 
    ---------------------------------------------------------  ---- 
     An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments        No 
      which may result in the acquisition of shares already 
      issues to which voting rights are attached 
    ---------------------------------------------------------  ---- 
     An event changing the breakdown of voting rights           No 
    ---------------------------------------------------------  ---- 
     Other (please specify): Compliance with the Transparency   No 
      Directive 
    ---------------------------------------------------------  ---- 
 
 
 3      Full name of the person subject to the                           FMR LLC 
         notification obligation 
 4      Full name of shareholders                                        See Section 9 
       ---------------------------------------------------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 5      Date of the Transaction (and date on                             17(th) November 2015 
         which the threshold crossed is reached 
         differently) 
       ---------------------------------------------------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 6      Date on which the issuer notified                                23(rd) November 2015 
       ---------------------------------------------------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 7      Threshold that is crossed                                        5% 
       ---------------------------------------------------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 8      Notified details                                                 See A, B & C below 
-----  ---------------------------------------------------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 
 A. Voting rights attached to shares 
 Class type        Situation previous        Resulting situation after the triggering 
  of shares         to the triggering         transaction 
  (if possible      transaction 
  using the 
  ISIN code) 
                  ------------------------  ----------------------------------------------------------------- 
                   Number       Number       Number of shares     Number of voting       % of voting 
                    of shares    of voting                         rights                 rights 
                                 rights 
                  -----------  -----------  -------------------  ---------------------  --------------------- 
                                             Direct   Indirect    Direct     Indirect    Direct   Indirect 
                  -----------  -----------  -------  ----------  ---------  ----------  -------  ------------ 
 Ordinary 
  Shares (0.10 
  GBP) 
  GB00B0LCW083     10,071,182   10,071,182            9,791,950              9,791,950               4.91% 
                  -----------  -----------  -------  ----------  ---------  ----------  -------  ------------ 
 
 
 
 B. Qualifying Financial instruments 
 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 Type of financial   Expiration   Exercise/Conversion   Number of voting          % of voting rights 
  instrument          Date         Period/Date           rights that may 
                                                         be acquired if 
                                                         the instrument 
                                                         if exercised/converted 
                    -----------  --------------------  ------------------------  ------------------- 
 -                   -            -                     -                         - 
                    -----------  --------------------  ------------------------  ------------------- 
 
 
 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying 
  Financial Instruments 
 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 Type of       Exercise   Expiration   Exercise/Conversion   Number of voting     % of voting rights 
  financial     Price      Date         Period/Date           rights instrument 
  instrument                                                  refers to 
              ---------  -----------  --------------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
                                                                                  Nominal      Delta 
              ---------  -----------  --------------------  -------------------  -----------  -------- 
 -             -          -            -                     -                    -            - 
              ---------  -----------  --------------------  -------------------  -----------  -------- 
 
 
 Total A+B+C 
 Number of Voting rights   % of voting rights 
                          ------------------- 
        9,791,950                 4.91 
                          ------------------- 
 
 
 9   Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights 
      and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable 
        Custodian                         Day to Day IM                                   Total 
          BANK OF NEW YORK BRUSSELS (C)     PGALLC-PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS, LLC             5,244 
          BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON           PGALLC-PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS, LLC           116,750 
                                            PYRAMIS GLOBAL-PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS 
          BNP PARIBAS SEC SVCS LONDON        TRUST COMPANY                                 45,902 
          BROWN BROS HARRIMN LTD LUX (C)    FMRC-FMR CO., INC                                 563 
          BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO    FMRC-FMR CO., INC                              68,146 
           FMRIMUK-FMR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT (UK) LIMITED                                  44,975 
           PGALLC-PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS, LLC                                             55,245 
           PYRAMIS GLOBAL-PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS TRUST COMPANY                           537,558 
          CIBC MELLON TRUST (C)             PGALLC-PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS, LLC            13,333 
          CITIBANK NA, HONG KONG BR (S)     PGALLC-PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS, LLC            16,382 
          JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH (C)        PGALLC-PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS, LLC             9,809 
           PYRAMIS GLOBAL-PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS TRUST COMPANY                           113,142 
          JPMORGAN CHASE BANK               FMRC-FMR CO., INC                           3,912,987 
           FMRIMUK-FMR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT (UK) LIMITED                                 151,087 
           PGALLC-PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS, LLC                                             34,638 
           PYRAMIS GLOBAL-PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS TRUST COMPANY                            54,815 
          MELLON BANK NA (C)                PGALLC-PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS, LLC           259,991 
           PYRAMIS GLOBAL-PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS TRUST COMPANY                            72,600 
                                            PYRAMIS GLOBAL-PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS 
          NATIONAL BANK TRUST (C)            TRUST COMPANY                                 14,829 
          NOMURA TRUST AND BANKING (C)      PGALLC-PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS, LLC               553 
          NORTHERN TRUST CO (C)             FMRC-FMR CO., INC                             207,323 
           FMRIMUK-FMR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT (UK) LIMITED                               2,598,333 
           PGALLC-PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS, LLC                                             36,157 
           PYRAMIS GLOBAL-PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS TRUST COMPANY                           272,510 
          STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO       FMRC-FMR CO., INC                             296,940 
           PGALLC-PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS, LLC                                            470,644 
           PYRAMIS GLOBAL-PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS TRUST COMPANY                           381,494 
          Grand Total                                                                   9,791,950 
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
 
 Proxy Voting 
 10   Name of the proxy holder                FMR LLC 
     --------------------------------------  --------------------- 
      Number of voting rights proxy holder 
 11    will cease to hold:                    279,232 
     --------------------------------------  --------------------- 
 12   Date on which proxy holder will cease   17(th) November 2015 
       to hold voting rights: 
     --------------------------------------  --------------------- 
 
 
 13   Additional Information 
 14   Contact name:               Peter Speirs, Company Secretary 
     --------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 15   Contact telephone number:   020 7399 2772 
     --------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 

- ENDS -

 
 
 

About Hikma

Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC is a fast growing pharmaceutical group focused on developing, manufacturing and marketing a broad range of both branded and non-branded generic and in-licensed products. Hikma's operations are conducted through three businesses: "Branded", "Injectables" and "Generics" based primarily in the Middle East and North Africa ("MENA") region, where it is a market leader, the United States and Europe. In 2014, Hikma achieved revenues of $1,489 million and profit attributable to shareholders of $278 million.

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